A look back: Beatlemania hits the U.S.

A look back at the Beatles' first appearance in the United States in February 1964.

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Stepping off the plane

Britain’s Beatles make a windswept arrival in New York on Feb. 7, 1964, as they step down from the plane that brought them from London, at Kennedy airport. From left to right, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison.